Latest articles by Dan Mold
“Engineered for modern electric players seeking authentic nylon tine without the traditional limitations of classical instruments”: Abasi’s nylon 7-string opens for pre-orders
NAMM 2026: The long-awaited Abasi Córdoba Stage 7 nylon string guitar makes its debut in California
"A brand new amp and speaker with AI vocal and instrument separation tech": JBL’s new BandBox makes it easier than ever to craft the perfect backing track
NAMM 2026: JBL’s new BandBox uses the same instrument separating AI principles that gave us new Beatles music
“Its sound kicks the ass of amps three times its size”: Slash’s latest Magnatone Lil’ Viper 8-watt combo can go toe-to-toe with the big boys
NAMM 2026: Slash teams up with Magnatone once more to create a tiny 8-watt amp with plenty of bite
“A deeper low-end presence within the StingRay lineup”: Sterling by Music Man launches its first ever baritone electric guitar
NAMM 2026: Sterling by Music Man reveals the company’s first-ever baritone electric guitar, refreshes its popular Luke series and we get two new signature models
“Our amplifier learns your cabinet’s impedance through controlled sweeps and continues to monitor it in real-time”: Synergy’s Power Amp Machine-Learning tech could be 'revolutionary'
NAMM 2026: Rise of the robots! Synergy’s latest amplifier uses cutting-edge Machine-Learning tech to fuse punchy tube tones with solid state conveniences
“The truest conduit between the acoustic resonance of the guitar and its electric voice” says Chris Buck of the custom P90-style pickups in his new signature Yamaha Revstar
NAMM 2026: Music Radar’s Best New Guitarist 2017 Chris Buck gets his own signature Yamaha Revstar, while Yamaha also debuts a new Pacifica SC body shape and two 60th Anniversary editions
“For those seeking acoustic power, projection and an enormous amount of volume": Faith unleashes a slew of updates and new models at NAMM
NAMM 2026: Faith Guitars reveals its new Nexus Venus and Neptune electro-acoustics – and they look out of this world!
“Everybody can play it... Just bring your own energy”: Fatoumata Diawara’s signature SG wears her Malian roots proudly on its horns
NAMM 2026: Push/pull coil splitting and phase shifting for the genre-breaking fusion fun
Blackstar unveils the Beam Mini – it’s portable, desktop-friendly, and as the first guitar amp to allow players to load Neural Amp Modeller captures, it's a game-changer too
NAMM 2026: Out this spring, the Beam Mini gives guitarists access to more than 200,000 neural captures created by the Tone3000 commuity
"Rethinking motion, balance, and response": Strandberg’s new Arc TILT tremolo has been designed from the ground up for a more natural, expressive and inspiring playing experience
NAMM 2026: Strandberg reveals brand-new Arc TILT tremolo system for smooth motion and stable pitch control – debuts on two of its most popular headless 6-string guitar models